Electoral district of Maiwar

Maiwar
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of Maiwar, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPMichael Berkman
PartyGreens
NamesakeIndigenous name of the Brisbane River
Electors38,663 (2020)
Area38 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates27°29′39″S 152°58′32″E / 27.4942°S 152.9756°E / -27.4942; 152.9756
Electorates around Maiwar:
Moggill Cooper Cooper
Moggill Maiwar South Brisbane
Mount Ommaney Miller Miller

Maiwar is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland, incorporating the inner western suburbs of Brisbane. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was first contested at the 2017 Queensland state election. The name of the electorate is stated by the government as being based on an Aboriginal name for the Brisbane River, however it is not the name that the Turrbal people who lived in the Brisbane region had for the river.[1] The Brisbane River forms the southern boundary of the electorate.[2]

It largely replaces areas of the abolished districts of Mount Coot-tha and Indooroopilly, north of the Brisbane River. Maiwar consists of the suburbs of Mount Coot-tha, Bardon, Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, St Lucia and Fig Tree Pocket.[2]

At its creation, Maiwar was estimated to be a marginal seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 3.0%.[3] However, the seat was won by Michael Berkman of the Queensland Greens in the 2017 Queensland state election.[4]

  1. ^ Brisbane Courier 19/08/1901
  2. ^ a b Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "2017 Queensland Redistribution". ABC Elections. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Elections - 2017 State General Election - Maiwar - District Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au.